Student Finance, fees and funding

Higher Education is a valuable investment in your career.

Without a doubt, higher education is a valuable investment in your future. But the subject of fees and funding can quickly get confusing. We’ve laid out some helpful sections so you can track down the answers to your questions, and discover options and initiatives that are intended to help people afford their studies.

Additionally, you can come along to one of our open days where we run extensive finance talks for prospective students. You can also visit the Student Finance England website where there’s acres of helpful information about fees and funding.

First degrees

Undergraduate and foundation fees

2017/18 undergraduate fees

UK and EU students

Overseas students

Undergraduate and foundation degrees

£9000

£11000

Foundation degree - work-based routes

£6000

NA

Equivalent Level Qualification (ELQ)

£9000

£11000

BSc Speech & Language Therapy degree

£9000

£11750

BEd primary & secondary routes

£9000

£11000

2018/19 undergraduate fees

UK and EU students

Overseas students

Undergraduate and foundation degrees

£9250

£11000

Foundation degree - work-based routes

£6000

NA

Equivalent Level Qualification (ELQ)

£9250

£11000

BSc Speech & Language Therapy degree

£9250

£11750

BEd primary & secondary routes

£9250

£11000

All fees are per annum unless otherwise stated and additional professional accreditation fees may also apply. Tuition fees may be subject to an annual increase.

Masters and PGCE

Postgraduate taught fees

2017/18 postgraduate fees

UK and EU students

Overseas students

PGCE

£9,000

£11,000

Masters

£5,500

£11,500

MBA

£8,500

£8,500

2018/19 postgraduate fees

UK and EU students

Overseas students

PGCE

£9,250

£11,000

Masters

£5,500

£11,500

MBA

£8,500

£8,500

20% discount for alumni who progress from our undergraduate to postgraduate programmes within two years. This discount does not apply to PGCE.

All fees are per annum unless otherwise stated and additional professional accreditation fees may also apply. Tuition fees may be subject to an annual increase.

Research fees

Research programmes

In 2016/17 and 2017/18 MPhil and PhD programme fees will be £4,106 full-time and £2,050 part-time.

Student finance

Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loans

You may be able to borrow money to help pay for university or college tuition fees and to help with living costs.

When you complete the main student finance application you'll be asked whether you consent to Student Finance England sharing your details with your university or college. Giving your consent allows Student Finance England to use information on our behalf to assess what you're entitled to.

Find out how the application process works and what you need to do to apply here. To make sure your first payment is ready at the start of term - don't wait until you've been offered a place on a course. You’ll need to apply separately for each year of your course.

The fastest and easiest way to apply for student finance is to apply online. Your parents or partner may need to supply financial information to support your application. If you apply online, they will be able to supply their information online as well.

Teacher Training funding

Funding for PGCE & unsalaried School Direct

Students on PGCE and unsalaried School Direct courses can apply for funding to help with tuition fees and living costs. The type of funding is the same as undergraduate funding and any previous study during your undergraduate course is not taken into account regarding eligibility.For example if you had an interruption or restart year during your undergraduate course with additonal funding you would still be eligible for funding for a eligble teacher training course.

Please see our tuition fee and maintenance loan section linked below for further information on the type of funding available and how to apply.

You may also be eligible for a teacher training bursary dependant on entry grades and subject taught. More information can be found on the Get Into Teaching website. You do not need to apply for this bursary as it is an automatic process administered by our Admissions department on application to the university.

More information regarding Teacher Training funding is available here.

Finance for postgraduates

Postgraduate Masters’ Loans

Students on eligible Masters courses can apply for a non-means tested Postgraduate Loan of up to £10,609. Applications usually open around June for the following acdemic year.

PGCE and School Direct courses are not eligible for the Postgraduate Loan but instead need to apply for funding from Student Finance England. Please see our Teach Training Funding section on this webpage for further information.

Special awards

Scholarships and Bursaries

Bursaries and scholarships are extra sources of financial help from colleges and universities. They’re paid directly into your bank account and are on top of any student loans or grants you may get and do not have to be repaid.

When it happens

Term and semester dates

Support when you need it most

University Hardship Fund

Plymouth Marjon University also has the University Hardship Fund to assist UK students in exceptional ﬁnancial difﬁculty such that continued attendance on their course may be at risk. In assessing hardship, all available sources of funding, including bursaries and student loans, must have been utilised by the student. All awards from the University Hardship Fund are discretionary. For further information please see our Student Funding Advice webpage.